Job title: Associate Director, Project Management
Location:Cambridge. MA Hybrid- 2 -3 days/office, 10% travel
About the Job
The US Launch Project Management Office (PMO) supports our robust pipeline of key Sanofi US Specialty Care launches through effective project management to materialize the miracles of science and improve patient lives. Our Team interacts with global launch excellence (LEX), senior leadership, brand teams, and workstream subject matter experts to facilitate the development of comprehensive launch plans, improve launch execution, and drive cross-functional performance. The US Launch PMO drive best-in-class capabilities and execution to drive efficiency and launch success through, communication and collaboration.
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The Associate Director (AD) is responsible for managing activities to optimize performance cross-functionally to support launches across the US Specialty Care portfolio.The AD manages new product and indication launches from end-to-end, concentrating on key launch milestones: Initiation (Development & Alignment), Execution/Tracking, Launch Readiness, and Post-Launch Support.
The AD orchestrates launch efforts across workstreams including, but not limited to Regulatory, HCP Marketing, Consumer Marketing, Thought Leader Liaison (TLL), Market Research, Competitive Intelligence, Medical, Patient Support services (PSS), Market Access, Health Economics & Value Assessment (HEVA), Channel Distribution/Trade, Supply Chain, Communications, Public Affairs & Patient Advocacy (PA&PA) and NA New Product Launch Team. The AD will also integrate with the Go To Market Capabilities (GTMC) team at the Global level.
This position interacts withglobal launch excellence (LEX), senior leadership, brand teams, and workstream subject matter expertsto create solutions that improve launch and process performance by increasing productivity, reducing redundancy, and developing enhancements to ensure a best-in-class team.
We are an innovative global healthcare company, committed to transforming the lives of people with immune challenges, rare diseases and blood disorders, cancers, and neurological disorders. From R&D to sales, our talented teams work together, revolutionizing treatment, continually improving products, understanding unmet needs, and connecting communities. We chase the miracles of science every single day, pursuing progress to make a real impact on millions of patients around the world.
Main Responsibilities:
The primary Associate Director (AD) responsibilities include the following:
- Engage with numerous stakeholders, including US Specialty Care Leadership & Administrators, Brand Teams, Workstream Leads and Teams, and Alliance partners
- Perform as Brand Team and Cross-Functional Workstream Point of Contact/Launch Lead
- Determine launch priorities with Brand Team and communicate appropriately to full launch team, ensuring US Launch PMO responsibilities remain within scope
- Support the development and management of all workstream integrated launch Plans based on established launch strategies
- Track and report launch plan statuses and escalate risks/issues to key stakeholders and leadership
- Identify and prepare risk analyses by compiling facts from a broad variety of sources & functions
- Support mitigation planning for launch deliverables and activities
- Drive cross-functional collaboration & manage interdependencies
- Develop recommendations jointly with the business units, digital, and senior leadership
- Proactively identify opportunities and best practices, consistent methodologies, and knowledge sharing across the organization to prevent duplicate efforts and create synergies.Document and improve US launch excellence frameworks and processes.
- Collaborate with Global to align on and follow interdependencies throughout launch preparations.Work in partnership with the Go To Market Capabilities (GTMC) pillars to focus on modernization, commercial excellence, and best-in-class capabilities
- Facilitate and track Launch Readiness activity execution, orchestrate Day/Week of Approval Readiness and activities
- Support compilation of post-Launch insights for Leadership
About You
Experience:
- 7+ years managing projectsor processes
- 7+ years of experience working with cross-functional teams
- Launch experience as a project manager a plus
- Direct experience working in a Pharma or Biotech a plus
Soft Skills:
- Proven ability to work independently, as well as part of a broader team
- Highly organizedand effective in handling multiple detail-oriented projects in a fast-paced environmentwhile maintaining strict documentation
- Strong sense of urgency, personal commitment, and ownership over work
- Demonstrate leadership and ability to interact with effective collaboration
- Strong communications and interpersonal skills with the ability to influence, collaborate, and deliver solutions in highly complex, matrixed environments
- Customer-service oriented
- Ability to interact with all employees within the organization, including senior management, identify opportunities to increase process efficiency and respond effectively to the needs of the business is required
- Excellent verbal and written communication at all levels of the organization
- Experience budgeting, planning, and executing on key objectives with a cross-functional scope
- Superior stakeholder management, problem solving, organizational skills
- Flexible, agile, able to adapt to changing business priorities
- Extreme attention to detail and capable of asking insightful questions
- Ability to multitask and deliver results within established timelines
- Experience mentoring individuals
Technical skills:
- Excellent in Microsoft Office, Microsoft Teams
- Experience with project management tools
- Experience with Pharma/Medical launch planning tools a plus
Education:
- Bachelor's degreeor higher,MBA a plus
Why Choose Us?
- Bring the miracles of science to life alongside a supportive, future-focused team.
- Discover endless opportunities to grow your talent and drive your career, whether it's through a promotion or lateral move, at home or internationally.
- Enjoy a thoughtful, well-crafted rewards package that recognizes your contribution and amplifies your impact.
- Take good care of yourself and your family, with a wide range of health and wellbeing benefits including high-quality healthcare, prevention and wellness programs and at least 14 weeks' gender-neutral parental leave.
Sanofi Inc. and its U.S. affiliates are Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action employers committed to a culturally diverse workforce. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race; color; creed; religion; national origin; age; ancestry; nationality; marital, domestic partnership or civil union status; sex, gender, gender identity or expression; affectional or sexual orientation; disability; veteran or military status or liability for military status; domestic violence victim status; atypical cellular or blood trait; genetic information (including the refusal to submit to genetic testing) or any other characteristic protected by law.
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